Notification No.EPA/TEClH/739/2014 of the Sindh Environment Protection Agency of the Government of Sindh

EXTRAORDINARY Registered No. M324 Published by Authority KARACHI THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 201.6 PART~I . GOVERNMENT OF SINDH SlNDH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY NOTIFICATION NO.Fl'AFl'l<:Cll/739/2014 '- 111 exercise or the powers conferred under clause (g) of sub-section (I) or section of (i ol" th~ S.i 11d Ii E nviro1imcntal Protection Act: 20 J 4, the Si ndh Environmental Prntccti1)n Agc11cy, with the approval oi' the Sindh Environmental Protection Council, is pleased . to cs tab Ii sh ·the following standards: ! . ( I ) Th L' s e S l a n d ;1 uls m ·a y b e c :.i II e d the . S i n d h E n v i ro n 111 e n l a I I n d us tr i a I Waslc \\ ':11n. El'rlue11t . .. Do1ncstic, Sewerage, Industri a l Ai1· I::mis s io.n and 1\ 1nhient i\1r s . Nuisc· 1'11r Vcliicles, Air ·Emissions for Vehicles and [) 1: i nk i 11 g \\ · :1 t c 1· (..) u :1 I i 1 ) S la 11 d :1 1: d s , 2 0 I'S , ( 2 I I' h <.: ~ c· St:: 11 d :1 rd~ sh a II c 1> 111 c in lo fo 1· cc at once. 111 the.s c· Sta11d:1rd s, u11ic ss 1J1crc i s anything repugnant in the subject c\i' ll\111c' Xt -- · \ ·:1 ), " (I l\ \' L' r 11 Ille 11 l" Ill<.: :1 11 S l h C (i 0 V Cr 11111 en! 0 j' S j' 11d11; ( I> ) ··St a 11da1· d s ·· l h c Si nd h Env ironment::il Qua! it y · Sta11dard'>. · L iv-158 Ext-1-8 '(23) Price Rs. 70.00 PART-I THE SINDil GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 24 SINIHI ENYIH.ON l\'ll':NTAL ()LIALITY STANDARDS FOR MUNICIPAL AND . LIQUID INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS (mg/I, UNLESS OTHERWISE DEFINED) . S. No. Parameter Standards Into Into Into Inland . Sewage Sea l ·i Waters Tn.:atment (Sl 2 3 4 5 I. Temperature 4o0c :S3°C :S3oC ::;Joe or Tempcrarure Increase* 2. + 6-9 6-9 6-9 pH value (I I ) . 3. Biochemical Oxygen ) DcmanJ (BOD)5 at 20( C (Ii 80 250 80** 4. Chemical Oxygen Uemand(COD) (ll .. .. 150 ,400 400 5 . . Tntal Suspcmkd So lids (TSS) ..... . 200 400 . 200 (). Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 3500 3500 3500 7. Oil and Grc~lsc 10 10 10 8. Phenolic CC1 111pounds (~1s phenol) .().I 0.3 0.3 l). Ch loriclc ( ~1~ C I - ) 1000 1000 SC*** I 0. - F!uorick (<ls F- ) 10 I 0 10 I l. Cy<i11ick (as CN--) tutal . 1.0 1.0 1.0 12. An-ionic dt:tergcnts (as Ml3 /\S)l 21 20 20 20 13. Sulphate (S£42J 600 1000 SC*** 14. Sulphide (S -) 1.0 1.0 1.0 " 15 . · Ammonia (NHJ) 40 40 40 16. Pesticides (J) · 0.15 0. 15 0.15 17. Cadmium (•I) .. 0.1 0. I 0.1 18. Chromium (trivalent and hcxavale11t ('I) .. 1.0 1.0 1.0 19 . Cooper (·I) .. .. · . 1.0 I . 0 1.0 . 20. Lead l 4l 0.5 0.5 0.5 2 1. f\ll~n:ury 1'11 o.or. 0 U I 0.0 I II Selenium l'1l 0.5 0.5 0.5. · ~]. Nickel <4> .. . 1.0 1.0 - 1.0 2,l. S ii ver 1 •11 1.0 1.0 1.0 ') ~ Total .lox ic meta Is 2.0 2.0. 2.0 2Ci. Zinc : .... 5.0 5.0 5.0 27. ,\ rscn ic t· 11 1.0 1.ll 1.0 28, Bar ium t·IJ 1.5 u 1.5 29. Iron ...... 8.0 8.0 8.0 JU . l'vlangam;se .... 1.5 1.5 I .5 3 l. Boron l·I J . 6.0 Ci.O · 6.0 ~1 .J-.. C!i lnrine ...... 1.0 1.0 l .O 25 THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 PART-I Explanations: I . Assuming minimum dilution I: I 0 on discharge, lower ratio would 2. .1. 4. attract progressively stringent standards to be · determined by the Sind11 Envirnn mental Protection Agency. By I: I 0 dilution means. for example that ror each one cubic meter or treated erlluent. the rc<.:ipil.!nt water body should have I 0 cubic meter of-water. l'or dilution ol'.this effluent. IVlcthylcne 131ue Active Substances; assum in g surfactant as hiodegraclable. Pestic idl.!S include herbicides, rungicidt.:s , and ·in sect icides .. Subject to total toxic metals dischargc·should not exceed level given at S. N. 25. 5. /\pplicahlc only when and where sewpge · treatment is operational and 1301)5 =X0111g/ I is <icliic\'Cd hy tin:: sewage treatment system. · (>. l'rovi(il.!d discharge is not at s hon.: and not within 10 miles or mangrove or other important estuaries. * The efllu~nt sl1oulcl not result in temperature increase or more than JOC at the edge or thl.! zone where initial mixing and dilution take place in the receiving hocly. In case zone is not defined,. use I 0.0 meters from the point or Jlscharge. . ** The val ue for industry is 200 mg/I *** Discharge concentration al or below sea concenti·ation (SC). Note: I. Dilution or liquid ~llluents to bring them to the STANDARDS limiting values is not permissible through fresh water mixing with the ellluent "before discharging into thl.! environment. 2. The concentration or pollutants in water being. used will be subtracted from the cl'!lucnt for calculating the STANDARDS limits". "SINDH ENYIH.ONMENTAL QUALITY STANqAH.DS FOR INDUSTRIAL CASEOUS EMISSION (nig/Nm , UNLESS OTHERWISE DE F I NED)." S. No. l'ar:imetcr Source of Emis~ion Standards · · I 2 J 4 I. Smoke Smoke opacity not to exceed 2. !'articulate matter (a) Boilers and (I) F1lrnaces ( i) (ii) (iii) Oil !'ired Coal firt.!d Cl.!ment Kilns 40% or 2 Ringlci'na11 Scale or equivalent ·smoke number 300 . 500 300 PART-I THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 (b) Grinding, crushing, 3. 1 lydrogen Chloride Chlorine · 4. 5. 6. 7. H yd rci gen · Fl uoridc Hydrogen Sulphide Sulphur Oxides tLJ 1·' 1 8. C1rbon Monoxide 9. Lead I 0. Mercury 11. Cadmium 12 . · t\rsl!i1ic 13. Copper 14. Anti ninny 15. Zinc 16. · Oxides of Nitr(1gc11 (3) Explanations:- . Clin ke r coolers and Related processes , Metallurgical Proccsscs,' crn1v.crtcr, bl:1st l"t1rnan:s :1ml cupol:1s . / y Any Any · Any SulJ'uric acid/ Sulphunlc acid plants Other Plants.l!xcept powur Plant s upL-rating 011 oil and cn~il / v Any Any Any / y Any ; y / y Ni tric acid M:i11uracturing unit. · Other plants e,xcept powc:r pla111s upera1i 1> g 011 oi I o.r coa l: ()as !ired Oil !ired Coal lireJ ·soo 400 150 150 10 1700 800 50. 10 20 20 50 20 200 3000 400 600 1200 26 I. Based on the assumption that the si1.c or the particulate is I 0 micron o r 111orc. 2. Based . on I pcrcc1 1t Sulphut' content in fuel oil. Higher content of SulphLlr will easc stamlards to be pro-rated . . J. · In rcspcct of erriissions of Sulrhur dioxide and Nitrngen oxides, the power pla.nts operating on oil anJ coa l as l'ue·I sh;,lll in addition to Standards specified above. comply with the l(illowing standards: 27 THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 i\. Sulphud)ioxidc ~ul ph l!.t: D il L\ i..ili'. 13 :!~kgrournl levl.!l!i Micro-gram p~Jsul~ic ~n~tcr (~1gin! 1 ) Standards. Backl!round Air Annual Qu:.ili'iy (S02 Avcnigc Basis) Max. 24-hours Interval Criterion J Max. S02 Emission (Terns per Day Per Plant) Criterion II Max. ground level increment lo ambieJ~l ,, PART-I ( Qne y~t1: J\ Y-crage) l j npul luLcd <50 l'vlmkrately <200 500 50 J>olit1Ll.!d * I .u1i 5() . 20() I ligh I ()(I ·I 00 Very l'ollut.:d ** > I llO -"\()() 5 ()() I 00 I Oo 50 10 10 * hn i11t.:rmediale values b.:Lw.:.:n 50 a11d I OO -ug/m3 linear inL.:rpolatiuns should he u~·ed. · ** No project s with Sulphur dioxide .:rni ss ions \\'ill be rec umniendcd. . B. 1'\itrogcn (hide . · :\111bi.:nt :tir con c.:11tr:1tiuns ul· . iLrngen nxidcs, .:xpres~ed as NO.x should ·not be L'.\ceed th.: l'ollu\\'ing: \ 1\1111ual /\ritlln1eLic tvle:1n I OOug/ in (.0.05 ppm) Emission level for si:1tio1wry source discharge bel(i1-c: mi ssing with the atmosjJhere should be 111aimaii1ed as follo1Ns: - Ntite: For fuel Ji red Slc•1m generators as Nanogram (I o0-gram) per joule of heat input: Liquid J'ossirJ'ud 130 Solid fossil l'uel. . JOO Lig11it1; f(iss il l'ucl 2(,() Dilution of' ga~cous c111i~sions to bring tllc111 to the STt\ND/\RDS limiting \ :ilue is lhll pL:ni1issihle 1hrrn1gll exc1.·ss :1ir mixing blowing hef'ore emitting i11l1) the e11vinJ11111l'.nl. PART-I THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT . .JAN. 28, 2016 Sim.lh Environmental Quality Standards for Motor Vehicle Exhaust and Noise 28 (i) For in-use Vclii::.c::lc::::s ~-- ·s. No. Param1.:ter Standards Measuring Applicability I. 2 3. (maximum Ml:lbod permissible Ii m it) 2 3 4 5 - ----· ------- - ------ -·---- -·--- - . Slllokc 40'X, nr on the Tu he compared lmnn:diate · Carbon Monoxide Noise l{ingil:man Scale with J{inglcman during engine Chart al a acceleration mode 6% 85 db (A) distance or 6 meters or more. Under idling conditions: Non di spers.ivc inl'rared detection through gas analyzer. Sou11d-mcter ;1t . 7.5 meter from the sou rce . - - - - - -- - ci'!cct • 29 THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 PART-I For new Vehicles EMISSION STANDARDS FOR DIESEL VEHICLES (a) For passenger Car~ and Light Commercial Vehicles (g/Km) -- - - ··· ------ - - Type of Category/Class Tiers CO HC+ PM Vehicle NOx 2 4 5 6 Measuring Applicability Method 7 8 ~--- ··-· ------ -·--·-- - ··- ··-···· Passenger Cars. M I: with Pak-II. n.:krcrn:c mass [I) I (RW). · ,up to 2500 k·g. Ca-rs with R W over 2500 kg. to meet NI Category standards P~ik - 11 1)1 I . 0 0.7 (). 08 I . 0 0.9 0.10 . Light NI-I (R'v\l <. 1250 Pak-II 1.0 0.70 0.08 Co 1111m:rc.: ial Kg,) . 1 DI Vehi cles Pak-I I 1.0 0.90 0. I 0 DI N l-ll ( l 250kg< l'ak-11 1.25 1.0 0.12 l\W ..:: 1700Kg) llJI l':ik-11 · 1.2 :'i 1.3 0.14 UI Nl-lll (R W< 1700 l'ak-il 1.:'iO 1.2 0.17 Kg) IDI J>a k-11· 1. ) 0 I .f; lJ .20 1)1 NEDC (LCE 15-1 ElJDCI. ) All i111portt:d and local manufactured Diesel vehicles with effect from 01-07-2012 PART-I THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 30 Parameter ~tandards (maximum permissible limit) Measus·ing method No ise 85 db (/\) SuurH.l - nH.:ler al 7.5 nh:lcrs J'rnrn tile SllLl lTc {b) For Heavy Duty Diesel E11gi11es aud Lar·ge Goiids Yehides (g/ J..:wh) ·----------·--·----- --- - --- -·------·-·-- ··-·---~·---- ---·-·- - - - ------ Type of Catogry/ 'f' il!rS co HC NO:\ PM [\:kas.1ri11g Applicability Vehicle Class rvktlt ud ··-- ---- · 2 , 4 5 6 7 8 9 .) ·-·------ -- --- Heavy Turks Pak-II ·I . 0 I .I 7.0 (J. I 5 ;\ 11 l 111 ported Duty and a11J loca l Dit.:sel Buses 111.inu 1·acturcd Engines LU :-!\- diest:l. \'d 1iclcs \\ ith the: clfect .\ l) I 7- '.:'0 I'.:' Large N2(2000 J>ak-11 4.ll 7.o · 1.10 0.15 i:i)C goods · and up· Vchicks --- -··- -------- - ------ --- . .-:. l'a rameter Sta ncla rds (ma xi 11111 m pH111is~i,l>le limit) iVIeasuring method Noise 85 di> (A) · So1111d-111t·lc.r al 7.5 mcll•rs fro111 the Sotu-cc Emission Staudards for l'ctrnl \!chides (g/ k111) Type of' Vehicle Categmy1 ( ' las" I icr (' () ll C+ i\ k ~ 1 "u r i11g 1\ppli c1hil it: \ktltnd I l'a~ sL:.n ger · Car~ . 2 rd~n.:ncc n;a:-,:-, (IZ W ). u.pto 2500 .. kg . Cir:-," ith I ~ W O\ L'r :.'.:dH I · kg. to lll CCl f\ I C1 tcgu r~ s la11d ~ 1rd s ' '. ' l' ak- i I 1 () 'i f\ 1-: I )l . (i':l' I · J) . 1:.l ; I )l 'l. ). 7 :\ II 1111pur1<.:d .111,I Ill' " 111 od..:b ·• l"c;dl> 111;11 111: .1l'. lur1...· \.\ jlL'lf'\1 1 \ Chil'il'-; \\' llh c l l~' l' l J 1·11111 31 THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 PART-l Light NI-I (R W< 1250 Pak-II 2.20 0.5 Commercial kg) NI-NI-I I Vehicles (I 250kg> kg Pak-II 4.0 0.65 RW < 1700 Kg) Pak-II 5.0 0.08 Nl-Jll(R W> 1700 kg) J\!1 Ott) r 2,4 strokes < · Pak-I I :U 1.5 ECCR 40 . Rickshaws 150 cc & I\ 1utor C)cks 2.4 st rnkes > l'ak-11 ).5 1.3 150cc ~-- l'ara111etcr Standards (maximum permissible limit) Measuring method l\'.oise source Explanations: DI: ID!: °EUDCL: Nl::DC: ECE: M: N: ** 85 db (/\) Direct Injection. Indirect Injection. Extra l) rban Driving Cycle. N"'.w European Dri~ing Cycle . Urban Driving Cyck . Sound-meter ai 7.5 meters rrom the Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriag<.: or rass1.:nger and Cornprisirig no rnon· than eight scats in addition tu th1.: driver 's Sl:at: i\fotm v1.:hicks 11·i1h :.11 k;1st J'(Jur wheels d\.!si-gn\.!d am! construct\.!d ror· th l:. carriag\.! or gllllds. i'k11 rnod.:I rn.:a11 s 1·)()tli lllliLkl and c11gin1.: typ.: cha11.g<.:. The existi11g 111mkls ll!' pctrnl driven vchicks locally manufactured will immt.:diately switch owr tu l'ak-11 l:mission standard·s but no late than J0 1" Jun<.:, 2012. · \. PART-I THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 SINDH ENVIRONMENTAL ()lJALITY STANDARDS FOR AMBIENT AIR Pollutants Time-weight average S11lph11r i\111111al Avcr:1gc• Dioxide(S02) 24 houi·s• • Oxides of Nitrogen i\111111:d i\ vcra).\c• as (NO) 24 htllll'S•* Oxides of Nitrogen :' 1111al :\ n:rngc• as (N02) 24 lrnurs* • 0 ' I l1 our Suspended A111111al 1\ vcragc• Particulate 2·1 ho.Lil'!> .,. Mattcrs(SPM) Resrirablc 1\111111:11 /\vcragc* Particulate Matter 24 hours• • PMIO · Respirable :\1111u:\I /\vcragc• Particulate Matt..:r 2·1 hours• • PM7.5 Lead Pb /\111111:d I\ vcl'agc• 24 hours•• Carbor1 8 huws* • Mo110xiue(CO) I hours" Concentration in Ambient Air 80 )tg/1n-1 120 >tg11 11 1 .l() 11g/1n' 40 )tgli11 ' 40 )tg/ 111 ' 80 pgm1' I JO 11g1111 ' .\(i() .1 1g1111' 500 pgirn ' 120 µg/mJ 150 >tg/111 1 40 11g/1 11'*** 7':i 11g/1n' 11g/i11' .5 µg/111' I 0 rnglnr' .. Methot.I of . measurement U lrraviolet rluoresccncc ' method Cas Cias l'has.: l"hemi I 11n1i 11i.:sce11cc \u11 dispcrsi1·c: U\ ab>l>rptio11 11'1<.:tlwd tligh Vul u111c S;11n pli11 g ( 1\ \'~r.igL: llow rate 1101 k's th:i11 I I i11 ] /111inulcsJ . ll Ray absorpti on method ll Ray absorpti on 1nethod i\SS Method afier sa111pl i11g usi11g lol'M 2000 or cq11ival..:nt filter paper Dispcrsivc l11l'ra Red(NDIR) 111"1hml 32 33 / THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 PART-I *Annual arithmetic mean 01'111 i11i111u111 I O-l 1rn:asurc1m:nts in a year taken twice a week, 24 hnurh and at unif'orm interv<tl. ** 24 li1'>Llrly/8 hourly va lues sluiuld be 111et 98°1., 111 a ycar. 2'!1;, ur the time . It ma) exceed but not on two eonsecutivL: days. ***/\1111u a l Average limit ul'·IOp 1111 1 u1 h<1ckgrn und a1111ual ;1verage cu 11ce111rntion plus allowable allowance of9pg/i11 1• ll' hi chcvc r is lowcr. · Sindh Stimdards for Dr'inking Water Quality Properties I l'ara111ctcrs 13:\ctcri:if All water intended l(ir drinking (i;.Cu li or Thermo 10\c: ranl Coliforni bac1cria) Trcall!d wate r en tering the di .,trib11tio11 sys tc1n (E.Coli 11r thermo tolerant co li form and tota l colifo rn1 bacteria) Sta11danl \ ' :d ues for Si11dh \\'110 Sta11danls ·---·- --·-------- --- !\ lu st lll>l he ddcctable in any I Oq n~I samp le · Mu,;t 1mt he· 1ktc·ctabk in a11 y I 00 1iil 'a1npk !\ lu st 11 \l t lie dc lcctabk 111 any 100 ml samp le \ lust 1HH lH.: detectable> 111 ; 11 1~ 100 1111 o; a111pk Most As ian c11u11trics also fo ll ow v\i!-10 sta11d:1rds i'llllu\\ \\'1 10 s·1:11:dards · --~ Tn:::ted water in the Must not be dctectal>k in :vlusl 11ul be delt:ctable in 1\·los l ·\ o;ia 11 dis1ribu1io11 sy> lcm any I 00 111 1 san q11L: any I 00 1111 samp le c1H1111ril!s a lso (E.coli or 1hcr1110 t0k ra11t folluw \\ '110 culit'orin a11d total In case nl . la rgc supplic'>. Jn c:1s'' u l. larg.c :,u ppli<.:s, >la11d.1rd' coliform and total where s11J'licit:n~ s:11npks whcre sui'licil'.11\ s;11 nplcs co ii form . bacteria) are examined, 111u s1 not ht: arc cxaminc~I. mu st nu\ b<.: Ph ys ical C.1k1u r Ta sic Odour· pre.sent in 951V.1 nrt h<.: sa111ples taken 1hrnughuu1 any 12-monlh peri'nd :; 15 TC'l N o n obj1.:cti o11abk ,\cccptabk · No n present in '))%or lhc sa111pks taken th rnughnut any 12-monlh period '.\1H1 , 1h1cc:11,111.1blc.' :\c .: <.:p 1.dik !'\on . f PART-I THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 objectionabli:/ l\ t:ci:ptablc Turbidi ty ( 5 NTU Tqta·I hardn ess as < 500 111 g/ I CaC03 TDS ( I 000 pH 6.5 - 8 .5 Chemical Esse11ti11l illorga11ic mg/ litre Aluminium (Al ) mg/I $ 0.2 Propc1·tics I l'crfor111ancc Standard Values for l'akislan Antimony (S b) S 0 .005 (I' ) Arscni t: (As) :5.0 .05 (P) Barium( Ba) 0 .7 J3 oro 11 ( L3 ) 0.} Cad J11iu111 (Cd) ·0 .0 1 Chl oride (Cl) < 250 Chro1nl11111 (Cr) :::: 0 .05 Copper ( C'u) 2 Toxic. l1111ri:a11ic · mi:l liter Cyan ide (CN) :5 0.05 Fluoride (F)* :~ I ) Lead (l'b) 'S. (J.05 Man ganese (M n) ::: 0 5 Mercury (Hg) :5 0 .00 I Nickel (N i) ::: 0.02 ubj<.:t: li un;Jbl d Acc.:p tabl e ( 5 NT U. ( I 000 6:5 - 8.5 mg/ litre 0.2 \ Vho Standa1:ds 0 .02 0 .0 1 0:7 o:; 0, 110 3 250 IJ .OS 2 111i:IU1n· 0 .07 15 . ll.01 0.5 () 00 1 0.02 lfr111arks Sta ndard f{)r Paki stan simil ar to lllUSt Asian dcv..: lopin g count ri es Stand;i rd 1'11r l'.i k ista11 s imi lar 111 nh is l :\ s i;111 dc'-'c lupi11 g cPu 11tr i i.: ~ Stand;i rd J'or Pa kis tan silll il <1r to ,\ s ia 11 l.k vl' lupi11 g uiu1itric s "tand;ird li >r l';iki st;in ' " nil;1r to 11 1vs1 .\ ,1<111 dt: \ ..: lopi ng <.: lJ lllllril'.s 34 35 Nitrat l: iN < >,) :" itritc ( i\02) Selenium (SE) THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 :-.1a11dard \ al11~' 1111 l'a l\i\t:I II · . 0.50 <.l 11' ) 0.01 ( I' ) \\ho Sia 11d:1 rd\' 3 0.01 PART-I . Res id11al cld 1iri11e 0.2 -< U at cu 11 , 111m·r .en d O.:i · 1 .. 'i at S\ H lrL L.'. Zinc (Zn) l'ropcr,tics I l'crfon11a11cc Oq:anir l'csticidc:s 111g/ L Plic111>l ii.: cu111pu111Hb (a> l'lic11 c>l s) mg I . l'ulv 1111ckar aru 11 1<1t·ic l1\l lru,:ad in 11 ' (a> l' ·\11 g.' I .) .·1\lp l1a E111i11crsbq Lor pCi lkla e111i1tns Proviso: 5 .0 Standard Values for l'aJ,istau 0. 1 \\' ho Sta nda nls l'S<J< ';\ >in. ·1<> 3'J-· ~004 . l'agl! No. ·I 1':1hli.: :\u. 3 Scri ;d Nu . 20 -)8 11wy be· cn 11 sultcd .*'• 0 00 2 0 O I (ll ) Ci f' / :-, JS 111ctli ud ) · 0. 1 Stand ;ml li >r ! 1 .i h. 1 ' 1~111 s itnilar lu 11H>sl /\sian tk vclclp111 g cuuntril:s Rc111arks 1\1111 c :1. 11 The..: c..:xistin~ dri11ki11g watL:r tn.:at1rn.:nt inl'r;tstructurc..: is not adequate to comply with WHO guideli;~e'.'. The Ar~cnic..: CtlllC..:l!lllration~ in SOlllC..: pans or Sindh IW\'C bec..:n found high ihen Rc..: vised \\' 1 l.O gu idel i·nes. It '' i 11 take..: so111c..: time to control arsenic .thrnugh treatment. process. Lead conu.:ntratlo11 in the proposed standards is liigln:r than WI 10 Cluidc..:lines. As the pip111g system for suprl y or drinking water in urban centers arc gc11c..:rall) old and will take..:. s ignilicanl resources and ' . time lo get them replaced. 111 the rL'L·cnt p:1st. I ,cad wa~ compktcl y ph;1snl llllt rrmn . retrokum PART-i THE SINDH GOVT. GAZETTE EXT. JAN. 28, 2016 36 products to cut down Lead entering into envirun111c11l. l"hcsc steps will c11;1hlc tn achieve WHO guidelines for /\rsenil:. Lead, Cad111iun1 ;111d I.inc. I lowcvi.:r. !(1r boukd water. WHO limits for . . Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium ~111d Zinc will be applicable and PSQC/\ Stami<1rds !'or a ll the remainin g parameters. S. No. I. 2. 3. 4. Sindh Environmental Quality Standards for Noise Category or Arca I Zone Residential Arca (A) Cornrncrci.al Arca (B) Industrial Arca (C) Silence Zo11c (I)) E ffccti ve from I" Jan; ·2015 l'. ITcctivc rrorn I " .January. 2015 . -----·--··--·· Lirnil in dB(/\) Lcq * - - Da¥ Ti111c Night Ti111i.: Day fi111i.: Niglil Time . 65 50 55 45 70 60 55 80 75 7 ) 'i) --------- ·- ----·--· -· Note: I. Day time hours: (1:00 a.rn to 10:00 p.111 2. Night time hours: 10:00 p.111 to 6:00 a.111 . 3. Si lc1JCC zone,: Zones which arc declared as such by the competent authority. An area comrrising 11ut less titan I 00 meters around hospital s, diucational i11stitutio11s and courls 4. Mixed c<ilegorics of areas may be dccl;ircd as one. or the !'our ab<1Ve rncntioncd Gitegorics by the co111pct~11t authu1·i1: . *.dB(A) 1.cq: Time weighted average ol ' the level or sound i11 decibels on seal..: A which is rcl:itable Lo liun1an hearing. ··-·- -------·- 3. Rcpcal :1nd Savings. (I) The prnvisions of the Statutory ·Noli lica1ion dated I 0"11 August. . 2000 and 18'11 Octot ~r. 20 I 0, issLied by the Ministry of Environrncnl, Government nl' f'akista11 , to the extent or the J>rovinee or Simlh arc lit.:reby repealed. (2) All t1ct ions taken. proceedings i11i1ia11.:d shal l be dec111ed lo have been taken and initiated validly under the the provisions of these Rules . l>IH.ECTOR CENERAL SINDII EJ\'VIH.ONMENTAL l'ROTECTION AC ENCY K~rachi: Printed at the Sindh Government Press 28-1-2016 . .